Don Hunter named new Marco Island police chief

Retiring Collier County Sheriff Don Hunter speaks during a retirement party in his honor at the Naples Area Board of Realtors on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 in Naples. David Albers/ Staff

Don Hunter is sworn in Tuesday as Collier County sheriff by Circuit Judge Hugh Hayes. Hunter's wife, Cindi, looks on. Hunter, who replaces the retiring Aubrey Rogers, has spent the last several days reorganizing the department personnel. He named his top ranking officers last month and more recently announced changes in the department's substations. Hunter's deputies will be formally sworn in next week. Eric Strachan / Staff

Outgoing Collier County Sheriff Don Hunter and former Sheriff Aubrey Rogers congratulate Kevin Rambosk after he is sworn in as the seventh sheriff of Collier County at Golden Gate High School, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in Naples. David Albers/ Staff

Retiring Collier County Sheriff Don Hunter poses for pictures with supporters during a retirement party in his honor at the Naples Area Board of Realtors on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 in Naples. David Albers/ Staff

Retiring Collier County Sheriff Don Hunter gets a hug from three of his children, Olivia, 6, Meredith, 6, and Meghan, 3, left to right, before a retirement party at the Naples Area Board of Realtors on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 in Naples. David Albers/ Staff

Collier COunty Sheriff Don Hunter 1989-2008

Sheriff Don Hunter speaks with Sgt. Jay Mulholland after announcing he will not seek re-election outside the Collier County Sheriff's Office in Naples on Monday, Oct. 8, 2007. Jimmie Presley/Staff

Sheriff Don Hunter announces he will not seek re-election next to his wife Melissa outside the Collier County Sheriff's Office in Naples on Monday, Oct. 8, 2007. Jimmie Presley/Staff

Sheriff Don Hunter held a press conference to discuss the beginning of a four-week training session for certification of deputies to act as U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement Agents at the Collier County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007. Jimmie Presley/Staff

(Extra for Web) Collier County Sheriff Don Hunter straightens a photo of a fallen officer during a service to remember deputies killed in the line of duty Thursday morning, May 18. The service was held at the Collier County Sheriff's Office Memorial at the Government Center, which is engraved with the names of eight deputy sheriff's who lost their lives in the line of duty. David Ahntholz/Staff

Collier County Sheriff Don Hunter gives the memorial address during a service to remember deputies killed in the line of duty Thursday morning, May 18. The service was held at the Collier County Sheriff's Office Memorial at the Government Center, which is engraved with the names of eight deputy sheriff's who lost their lives in the line of duty. David Ahntholz/Staff Hunter,Don

Collier County Sheriff Don Hunter, center, greets the DRILL instructors Friday morning before the DRILL Deactivation Ceremony in Immokalee. Sheriff Hunter started the DRILL program in March 1996. Lexey Swall/Staff

Sheriff Don Hunter held a press conference to discuss the beginning of a four-week training session for certification of deputies to act as U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement Agents at the Collier County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007. Jimmie Presley/Staff